Bookshop Chatter
Discover the latest tales from Wild & the Sage. From reading recommendations to events down south, here’s where we share what’s keeping us busy in the bookshop – including the latest news from in and around our community in Galle. Something you think we should hear about? Send us a message here.
Bookshop chatter
Bookclub Review: Butter by Asako Yuzuki
This month we went east to Japan for a taste of a "full-fat Michelin-starred treat" (said The Sunday Times). Penned in Japanese by Asako Yuzuki and translated by the reputable...
Bookclub Review: Butter by Asako Yuzuki
This month we went east to Japan for a taste of a "full-fat Michelin-starred treat" (said The Sunday Times). Penned in Japanese by Asako Yuzuki and translated by the reputable...
Caribbean Heritage Month
16,000km from Sri Lanka sits a group of islands with a surprising number of similarities to us. Most obviously, both have been colonised by various European parties which makes for...
Caribbean Heritage Month
16,000km from Sri Lanka sits a group of islands with a surprising number of similarities to us. Most obviously, both have been colonised by various European parties which makes for...
6 Books from Unusual Perspectives
Every great story invites us to see the world through someone else’s eyes. But what happens when those eyes aren’t quite what we expect—when the narrator is a goat, a...
6 Books from Unusual Perspectives
Every great story invites us to see the world through someone else’s eyes. But what happens when those eyes aren’t quite what we expect—when the narrator is a goat, a...
5 Biographies: Wild Lives, Bold Journeys
There’s something magnetic about a life lived on the edge so if you’re drawn to tales that are raw, riveting, and wildly human, these biographies will take you beyond the...
5 Biographies: Wild Lives, Bold Journeys
There’s something magnetic about a life lived on the edge so if you’re drawn to tales that are raw, riveting, and wildly human, these biographies will take you beyond the...
Best Coffee in Unawatuna
Fear not! Its exists! Here are our “go-to” coffee spots in Una for consistently decent coffee that meet any international standard
Best Coffee in Unawatuna
Fear not! Its exists! Here are our “go-to” coffee spots in Una for consistently decent coffee that meet any international standard
Bookclub Review: The Story of a Brief Marriage
This month we read The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasm. We covered Arudpragasms second book, A Passage North, in an early bookclub in 2023 when it was...
Bookclub Review: The Story of a Brief Marriage
This month we read The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasm. We covered Arudpragasms second book, A Passage North, in an early bookclub in 2023 when it was...